BA Sociology (with Foundation Year)
Entry requirements
Offers are tariff based, 48 - 96 tariff points, from Level 3 qualifications* e.g. A Levels (including: AS-levels, General Studies) International Baccalaureate Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) BTEC Diplomas and Certificate are accepted and Cambridge Technical Diplomas / Certificates Cambridge Technical Diplomas and Certificates City & Guilds Advanced Technical Diplomas Welsh Baccalaureate is accepted Scottish Highers Irish Leaving Certificate is accepted T-levels: considered on a case-by-case basis We also welcome applications from mature applicants. Mature students and/or those with other qualifications are considered on individual merit
About this course
BA (Hons) Sociology, examining how societies are organised and how people interact within social structures. Core topics include Research Methods, Data Analysis, Social & Cultural Analysis, Critical & Analytical Thinking, and Communication & Writing. The course includes a Foundation Year as an alternative entry route, with successful completion leading to progression into Year 1 of the standard programme. Teaching covers areas such as identities, social issues, crime and justice, media, political action, and technology.
Modules
- Debating the Disciplines
- Essential Skills for the Arts and Humanities
- Arts, Humanities and the Future
- Introduction to Research and Inquiry
- Foundation Project
- Academic Skills
- Introduction to English Literature and Language
- Digital Communication
- Language of Music
- Transnational Cultures
- Beginners' Spanish
- Beginners' French
- Britain: Blitz to Brexit, UK Politics and the Post-war World
- Vulnerability and Risk in Criminal Justice
- Research Skills
- Introduction to Sociology
- Sociology and the Contemporary World
- Social Policy and Society
- The Welfare State and Social Policy in Wales
- Social Divisions
- Introduction to Criminology
- Gender Perspectives
- Social and Political Research
- Research Methods
- Classical Social Theory
- Sociological Theory
- Contemporary Social and Political Debates
- Music and Society
- The Sociology of Health and Illness
- Understanding Crime
- The Police and Contemporary Society
- Poverty and Inequality
- Criminological Theory
- Crime and the Media
- Policing, Security and State
- Injustice and Protest
- Work Placement
- Twentieth Century Ideas and Movements
- Media, Politics and Society
- AI and Society
- Globalisation and Social Change
- School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences BA Dissertation
- BA Dissertation School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences
- Theorizing Society and Politics Today
- Power, Capital and Society
- Education in Contemporary Wales
- Sociology of Religion
- Serial Killers
- Language Rights
- Crime and Justice
- Housing Policy
- Climate Change and Environmental Politics
- Perspectives on Youth Crime
- AI Ethics
- Work Placement